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Each year, the Social Security Board of Trustees releases a report that tells us about the status of Social Security’s finances. Their 2026 report, released yesterday, should send alarm bells through Congress,
We write to express our strong disagreement with the legal justification presented in your May 1, 2026, notification to Congress pursuant to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, regarding the authority to conduct war against Iran.
Your administration has not explained to the Congress or the American people why you believe the Constitution permits launching a war of this magnitude – including the loss of U.S. service members’ lives, scores of civilians killed in Iran…
Somehow, congressional Republicans were able to scrounge up $70 billion to fund the President’s mass deportation campaign, but they could not scrape together any money to help Illinoisans afford their groceries, gas, or health care as…
Trump claims we can’t afford daycare and healthcare for families but has no problem signing a $70 billion blank check—on top of the $100 billion already included in his Big, Ugly Bill—for his lawless agents who killed two Americans in…
We are not the only ones who call Illinois home—we share our environment and wetlands with countless creatures and precious wildlife who rely on us to protect them. I’m grateful Senators Heinrich and Boozman worked in a bipartisan way to…
I’m also proud to secure important provisions that would protect jobs at Rock Island Arsenal, modernize our military infrastructure, support defense manufacturing and expand health care access for military families while supporting…
I worked hard to ensure this bill includes provisions that would protect Illinoisans’ civil rights against this egregious misuse of our military.
The brave Illinoisans who serve our nation in uniform at home and abroad deserve to know that our country fully supports them as they and their families sacrifice to defend our country.
One day before this report was published, two prosecutors in your office were terminated for their alleged misconduct in this case. Do you believe that apolitical, career civil servants should be terminated simply because they were…
While Republicans are content to act like nothing is wrong, Democrats will continue to fight to restore these programs.
As the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’s’ provisions take effect, Republicans can no longer hide behind the statement that they have only tried to target waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sharon Dunham, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, told The Wall Street Journal that she beat cancer twice and has multiple health challenges. But she had to drop her insurance altogether this year when her monthly premiums increased by more than…
I cannot rubberstamp $1.5 trillion—the largest defense budget ever proposed in our nation’s history—with zero checks.
Those who oppose reforming FISA argue there’s no time to address these abuses because our national security will be harmed if Section 702 is allowed to expire even for a day. That is not true.
Do you stand by your efforts to weaken the Voting Rights Act?
Are you aware of the current controversy on redistricting and the prospect of many minority seats being eliminated?
The conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recognized the ‘immense reliance interest’ that DACA has created when it kept in place a stay for current DACA recipients. Do you agree with the Fifth Circuit?